I also have stuck with Gleevec. It has worked well for me thus far. I
have had
very few side effects and count myself lucky. Not bragging, don't want to
jinx my
chances but so far so good.
I am thankful that there are other options out there that might be
helpful if we
need them. I started on Gleeved in 02
Laquita
On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Suzieq <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I agree with you, it seems like people are jumping right to the newer
> drugs...not giving the Gleevec time. I've been on it since being
> diagnosed Jan. of '04. I've been PCRU only two times, but out of the
> five different doctors I've had, not one has ever suggested doing
> anything different and I've often wondered about trying something
> different, but like you "if it ain't broke, why fix it?" The Gleevec
> is holding the CML at 0.001%, so, I figure that's good enough for me
> and I can live with that. I manage the side effects & go on. They've
> not been debilitating for me as some have had problems with. And, I
> figure as long as my insurance will pay for it, I'll stay with it.
>
> Thanks for bringing up this point......
>
> Suzieq
>
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